11 entries from June 2013

06/24/2013

Over the weekend, I developed an areolar gland abscess in my breast (complete with red streaking) that required an incision and drainage at urgent care, as well as antibiotics. No idea why this occurred, but if it happens to you get a culture and an antibiotic right away to spare yourself the pain.

As Kimye name their daughter North West, others gather equally unusual names famous parents have given their babies. I didn't know John Mellencamp's son is named Speck Wildhorse, but then again I can't figure out where any of these names came from.

06/19/2013

No matter where I put my mail or a paper I am about to read, Oreo will locate the "new" item immediately and flop down on it. He is so big there is nothing to do but procrastinate. I love that darn cat.

Meanwhile Claire is young and naive enough to attempt to wrestle her homework out from under him. Good luck with that, sweetie.

I should have taken video of Oreo "sneaking up" on Mark's pork chop during our anniversary dinner at home last night. He was unsuccessful, but we shared anyway. The other two cats don't eat people food, but Oreo and Mandy dog have no such qualms.

Side Note: Just before dinner we got a call from Grandma Lois and Grandpa George who were celebrating their 36th wedding anniversary at the same time (as our 21st). We didn't consciously pick the same date, just worked out that way, but it's super neat.

It can be difficult to name a baby. I always guessed the sexes of my babies wrong which didn't help. Matthew John Scott was "Rachel" until mid-pregnancy when the ultrasound tech informed us we had a boy(!). Then he became "John Scott" for the next half of the gestation. We added the prefix when he was born. At that time, William and David were names that Mark shot down. So how was David at the very top of the list for the next boy? Who knows? I'm guessing we may have had a Will too if God hadn't given us girls.

Also, Katie was supposed to be "Sarah Elizabeth" until we were in the delivery room and I swore the baby looked nothing like one. Mark was gallant enough to grant us "Mary Katherine" instead and we haven't looked back.

I worried about nicknames for any and all of our four kiddos, but the parents in this article didn't give it a thought. They should have. You can read here, but hopefully Vader and Disney don't read my blog. Better yet in case it is deleted or I forget when the grandchildren come along:

At least 5 children in 2012 for each name...

Girls:

Assia – You just can’t give an American baby a name that contains the word “ass.”

Beautyful and Pretty – She better be.

Disney – Product placement?

Erie – Lake, yes. Ontario or Michigan, maybe. But Erie is just eerie.

Goodness – Most teenagers would take this as a dare.

Ikea – A Big Box name.

Money and Pryce – Uh…no.

Richard – Every
year there are a handful of girls named Richard….and George and David,
and boys named Charlotte and Sophia. Clerical mistakes? Sometimes,
probably. And then other times, they’re just mistakes.

Rosary – Saints’ names and other religious names can work, but this takes baby-name-as-devotion too far.

Shady – Weather names – Sunny, Snow – can work, but then there’s the other meaning of Shady.

Stonie – Will create a rocky path for your child.

Vegas – What happens in Vegas…

Younique – Unfortunately not.

Boys:

Abass – See Assia.

Carrion – Baby name roadkill.

Dolton – If Colton is a popular baby name, and Bolton and Knowlton can work as first names, then Dolton….nah.

Emperor – Why not Tyranius?

Hamlet – Shakespearean names as far out as Romeo can work, but Hamlet is also saddled with that “Ham” syllable.

Handsome – See Beautyful and Pretty.

Harshit – Harshit and Harshita are Sanskrit names with a lovely meaning: full of happiness. But they don’t translate well into English.